Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 16 -- The 19-year-old driver of the Mini Cooper that crashed into a scooter and killed three people in Kochi on October 11 was driving with a blood alcohol level at least five times the legal limit, according to his blood test report, police said on Friday.

"The BAC limit for driving in India is 30 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood. Suhail's blood sample, taken following the incident on Oct 11, showed levels of five times the legal limit. It shows he was highly intoxicated," a senior officer in Ernakulam told HT.

In the early hours of October 11, a speeding black Mini Cooper, driven by Suhail, rammed into the back of a scooter while navigating a curve on the road leading to Cochin International Airport near Nedu...